Month: June 2017

Virgil Vandenburg – Editor in Chief Gordon Hutzler – News Editor and Advertising Martha Marshall – Organizations Editor Vernon Westervelt – Feature Editor Ezra Castle – Reporter Walter Culver – Reporter […]

Virgil Vandenburg – Editor in Chief Maxine Anderson – Alumni Editor Dorothy Nordine – Social Activities Editor Howard Parsons – Feature Editor Hiram Smith – News Editor Clare Vandenburg – […]

Virgil Vandenburg – Editor in Chief Lyle Murray – Organizations Editor Ezra Castle – Humor Editor George Diedrich – Sports Columnist BJ McCarthy – Sports Columnist William Gibbs – Staff […]

The Ferris State Torch’ editor in chief is selected each year by a panel of Ferris administrators and student leaders. The editor in chief is tasked with hiring the rest […]

The Joseph B. Tierney Award for Outstanding Freshman Journalist is awarded annually to the Torch staff member who shows the most success and promise in their first year working for […]

The Business/Technical Achievement Award for Outstanding Performance Award is awarded annually to a Torch staff member who exceeds expectations through their work with the publication.  2005 – Nick Huttema 2006 – Katrina […]

The Donald F. Scanneli Award for Outstanding Journalist is awarded annually to the Torch staff member who shows the greatest ability to report news to the publication’s standards of truth, fairness and […]

The Business/Technical Achievement Award for Outstanding Professionalism is awarded annually to a Torch staff member who shows the ability to succeed in a professional publication environment.  2005 – Shannon Vesper 2006 – […]

The John F. McNamara Award for Outstanding Contribution is awarded annually to a Torch staff member whose body of work significantly aids in the success of the publication.  1987 – Joseph Harding […]